11th October

…performance. Aesculus flava Chitalpa tashkentensis still full of flower. Chitalpa tashkentensis Franklinia alatamaha with bud and flower. Franklinia alatamaha Franklinia alatamaha Lithocarpus lepidocarpus with bronzy secondary new growth. Lithocarpus lepidocarpus…

8th September

…flower already although in full leaf. Abeliophyllum distichum Leycesteria formosa ‘Golden Lanterns’ with seed heads. Leycesteria formosa ‘Golden Lanterns’ Buds about to open on Franklinia alatamaha. Franklinia alatamaha Young plants…

18th October

…turning yellow. Chionanthus virginicus Diospyros kaki looking wonderful. Diospyros kaki Diospyros lotus. Two different batches, of different sizes, with somewhat different autumn colours. Diospyros lotus Diospyros lotus Franklinia alatamaha just…

2nd November

…day. Malus ‘Evereste’ looking very succulent. Malus ‘Evereste’ Malus ‘Evereste’ Franklinia alatamaha with a flower although the leaves have dropped. I have failed to establish this in the Burncoose garden…

18th November

…some while. Acer palmatum ‘Beni-schichihenge’ Quercus coccinea at its zenith! Quercus coccinea Various forms of Ginkgo turning nicely. Ginkgo Franklinia alatamaha has amazing autumn colour. Franklinia alatamaha Loropetalum chinense var….

7th October

…casualties. Another, I fear forlorn, attempt to grow Franklinia alatamaha. Stewartia malacodendron – a seedling grown by Jim Gardiner. The oddly hairy bark on young twigs of Styrax matsumurii. Styrax…

9th November

…Roundabarrow) with a good show now. Nyssa leptophylla (ex Roundabarrow) Acradenia frankliniae nearly out. Acradenia frankliniae Sorbus dunnii (ex Roundabarrow) with ripe fruits. Sorbus dunnii (ex Roundabarrow) Polyspora longicarpa nearly…